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There’s a moment on the extras where “Serenity” creator Joss Whedon says that “Serenity” is unique because it was a canceled science fiction TV show (“Firefly”) that came back to life as a movie. No other science fiction series has done that. Uh, Joss? Sorry to disillusion you, but I can think of a few. […]
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In 1988, I was a public affairs specialist/journalist for the Army on Okinawa, Japan. At our local Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) radio station, also known as the Far East Network (FEN), they were short-handed in the radio section. So I volunteered to serve as weekend disc jockey on the from 8 p.m. […]
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When Apple Computer’s Steve Jobs bought the Pixar Animation unit from “Star Wars” creator George Lucas in 1986 for $10 million, the first emphasis was on creating animated shorts and television commercials. A three-picture deal was signed with Disney in 1991, and Pixar’s head John Lasseter started making the first entirely computer-animated feature film, “Toy […]
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Like the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, it was a long wait for the extended DVD version of “Sin City.” And it’s worth it. Director Robert Rodriguez loves the DVD format, and he supposedly did not want to release the earlier DVD version of “Sin City” because he didn’t have time to put together the […]
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Tis’ the season to give DVDs for Christmas. They fit well into stockings, and they range from the very affordable to the deep wallet dip. And they do provide for a lot of entertainment over the next year. I can’t say I’ve seen all of these recent releases, but they seem to be high on […]
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I have to admit it: I’ve never been a big “Seinfeld” fan. It’s not that I don’t like Jerry Seinfeld’s humor; I just pretty much gave up on TV in the past ten years. I get most of my entertainment from movies, books and music. So, not being a “Seinfeld” fan, I missed out on […]
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Critics roundly panned “Fantastic Four” when it came out this past July. Of 176 reviews counted on www.rottentomatoes.com, only 45 liked it, and some of those were grudging. For myself, I have to say: I liked it. I was entertained. Sure, it was goofy, but it was goofy fun.
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Packrats like me tend to collect a number of things. My personal favorites are DVDs (natch), music CDs and books. I can usually keep it in my head what I have, but as the collection gets larger (and I get older), it does become difficult. During a Google search the other day, I discovered a […]
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After a midnight run to Wal-Mart, I picked the final installment of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” series, “Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.” After the disappointments of Episodes I and II, Sith finally got to the meat of the story: the transformation of Anakin Skywalker into the dreaded Darth Vader. I’m not giving away […]
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The first season of the Sci-Fi Channel’s original computer-generated imagery (CGI) cartoon series starring the crew of the intergalactic smuggler ship Jupiter 42 is provocative, to say the least. This one won’t make the Friends of the Family list. “Tripping the Rift” is a pastiche of several different science fiction shows and movies, notably “Firefly,” […]
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